Lead Full Stack Architect / Engineer

TechDigital Group; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group in Jersey City is seeking a senior Full Stack Architect/Engineer to lead design, development, and support of scalable cloud-native applications. This role requires deep expertise in React, Java Spring Boot, AWS, APIs, event-driven architectures, and AI-assisted software development.

You will drive architecture reviews, implement secure production-grade code, and ensure observability and reliability across services.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of full-stack engineering experience with technical leadership responsibilities.
• Expertise in React/TypeScript and Java Spring Boot.
• Strong experience designing APIs and cloud-native architectures.
• Proven experience with AWS, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of full stack solutions using React, Java Spring Boot, GraphQL/REST APIs, and AWS.
• Drive architecture and design reviews, defining APIs, data models, integrations, and service boundaries.
• Develop secure, production-grade code and enforce engineering best practices through code reviews.
• Build and maintain highly available, scalable services with a focus on reliability and performance.
• Implement authentication and authorization using OIDC/OAuth2.
• Establish observability, monitoring, logging, and operational readiness practices.
• Partner with Product and UX teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Evaluate and guide adoption of internal and third-party technology solutions.

Skills

React (TypeScript)

Java Spring Boot

GraphQL & REST API design

AWS cloud services

Kafka/MSK

Aurora PostgreSQL

AWS Neptune

OIDC/OAuth2 & JWT security

CI/CD & DevOps

AI coding tools (Claude Code & GitHub)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK

Docker & ECS/EKS

Job description

Overview

Banking is seeking a senior Full Stack Architect/Engineer to lead the design, development, and support of scalable cloud-native applications. This role requires deep expertise in React, Java Spring Boot, AWS, APIs, event-driven architectures, and AI-assisted software development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-to delivery of full stack solutions using React, Java Spring Boot, GraphQL/REST APIs, and AWS.


• Drive architecture and design reviews, defining APIs, data models, integrations, and service boundaries.


• Develop secure, production-grade code and enforce engineering best practices through code reviews.


• Build and maintain highly available, scalable services with a strong focus on reliability and performance.


• Implement authentication and authorization using OIDC/OAuth2.


• Establish observability, monitoring, logging, and operational readiness practices.


• Partner with Product and UX teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.


• Evaluate and guide adoption of internal and third-party technology solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

12+ years of full-stack engineering experience with technical leadership responsibilities.

• React (TypeScript)


• Java Spring Boot


• GraphQL & REST API design


• AWS cloud services


• Kafka/MSK


• Aurora PostgreSQL


• AWS Neptune


• OIDC/OAuth2 & JWT security


• CI/CD, automated testing, Git, and DevOps practices


• Hands-on experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code and/or GitHub Copilot


• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK), Docker, ECS/EKS, and modern security practices

Preferred

• Experience defining platform standards, API governance, and reliability metrics


• Prior integration experience with Oracle HCM